JACK MILNER
The first is the Maccabi Youth Games, which is to take place in Israel at the end of July. This event aims to bring 1 000 young Jewish sports people from around the world to Israel. It will take place over 10 days and appeal to Jewish youngsters born between 2002 and 2004. Only a select number of team sports have been included – Futsal, a variant of football, Netball and Rugby 7s. Applications are open for this event at www.maccabi.co.za.
South African sports people will also be competing in the Pan American Games, hosted by Mexico, and the European Maccabi Games, hosted by Hungary. Both events will take place in 2019, just two weeks apart.
